Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school located in Bicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Alchester Road, Bicester

School Information

Address: Alchester Road, Bicester, OX26 1UN
Website: www.chestertonprimaryschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01869252498
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Iain Horner
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123101

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 149
Number of Boys: 66
Number of Girls: 83

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.5 Confidence interval -0.4 to 5.3
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.7 to 3.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 1.3 to 6.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Alchester Road , Chesterton OX26 1UN 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School
Pioneer Way , OX26 1BF 		3out of 4 1,533 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
King's Meadow Primary School
Shakespeare Drive , OX26 2LU 		3out of 4 2,259 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester
Queen's Avenue , OX26 2NX 		3out of 4 2,541 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Brookside Primary School
Bucknell Road , OX26 2DB 		3out of 4 2,644 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitelands Academy
Hexham Road , OX26 1AY 		- not rated 1,545 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Bicester School
Queen's Avenue , OX26 2NS 		3out of 4 2,378 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bruern Abbey School
Chesterton Manor , Chesterton OX26 1UY 		- not rated 620 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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